Idea: ·Create several different “courses”. (Wikis, Blogs, Delicious, Google Reader, Google Docs) ·For each course we give teachers 20 weeks to learn and familiarize themselves with a Web 2.0 Application. ·We give them another 20 weeks to implement use of tool in their classrooms or for their own learning and reflect on how it worked. ·We can structure it similarly to PLP, with a few face to face meetings (1 each quarter?) with a majority of the work a done on-line with periodic communication and feedback. ·We will have several, incremental “benchmarks” to achieve. This can be done mainly by requiring “homework” of posting a reflection to a wiki or a blog. Give them very specific questions to answer or specific tasks to achieve. GOAL: Increase the sharing and be able to monitor progress and get feedback. Post to a building wiki, but have a district wiki with links to the four building wikis. These could be used as resources each time the course is offered. For example: ·Participants earn “credit” at each benchmark. Move them along the path. ·GOAL: Train a few “experts” per building. Instead of having K12 PD, have building specific PD. Rationale: More flexible, easier to arrange meetings, more chances for “face to face follow up and support”.
Example: WEEKS 1 THROUGH 10: INTRODUCTION WEEKS 11 THROUGH 20: INCREASING SKILL AND EXPERIMENTATION WEEKS 21 THROUGH 30: EXPERIMENTATION / APPLICATION IN CLASSES WEEKS 31 THROUGH 40: CONTINUED PRACTICE AND REFLECTION
GOOGLE READER
WEEKS 1 THROUGH 10: INTRODUCTION
Face to Face 1: (30 to 45 min) Explain tool, Explain 10 weeks ahead.
Week
Activity, Skill to Learn
“Homework”
1
Sign up for an account, “play”
Find up to 5 sites with RSS feeds, subscribe
2
“manage subscriptions” feature, folders
Organize subscriptions into folders
3
Starring and sharing
“star” items you want to read later,
4
Go directly to feed, leave a comment
Leave 1 comment on one of your feeds
5
REFLECTION WEEK #1
Post reflection #1 on wiki (2.5 hours)
6
Searching
Search your feeds for a topic,
7
Trends function
How are you doing, when to find time?
8
“Top Recommendations” on home page
Is this function useful, did it do its job?
9
Tagging
Create your own tags
10
REFLECTION WEEK #2
Post reflection #2 on wiki (2.5 hours)
WEEKS 11 THROUGH 20: INCREASING SKILL AND EXPERIMENTATION
Face to Face 2: (30 to 45 min) How’s it going so far?/dialogue/support/ next 10 weeks
WEEKS 21 THROUGH 30: EXPERIMENTATION / IMPLEMENTATION IN CLASSES
Face to Face 3: (30 to 45 min) Halfway point course evaluation/improvements/suggestions?
Week
Activity, Skill to Learn
“Homework”
21
Help colleague get GR account, recruit for class
22
Create list of useful RSS sites for colleagues
23
Incorporate an idea/blog/resource in class
Use something you learned from GR in class
24
Share a GR resource with a colleague
Did they find it useful helpful
25
REFLECTION WEEK #5
Post reflection #5 on wiki (2.5 hours)
26
Create project # 1using GR in classes
27
Create project # 1using GR in classes
28
Create project # 1using GR in classes
29
Create project # 1using GR in classes
30
REFLECTION WEEK #6
Post reflection #6 on wiki (2.5 hours)
WEEKS 31 THROUGH 40: CONTINUED PRACTICE AND REFLECTION
Face to Face 4: (30 to 45 min) Share project ideas/ask for assistance/
Week
Activity, Skill to Learn
“Homework”
31
Create project # 2 using GR in classes
32
Create project # 2 using GR in classes
33
Create project # 2 using GR in classes
34
Create project # 2 using GR in classes
35
REFLECTION WEEK #7
Post reflection #7 on wiki (2.5 hours)
36
Look at weeks 1 to 10, suggest improvements
37
Look at weeks 11 to 20, suggest improvements
38
Look at weeks 21 to 30, suggest improvements
39
Look at weeks 31 to 35, suggest improvements
40
REFLECTION WEEK #8
Post reflection #8 on wiki (2.5 hours)
Total Hours of PD for participant: ~ 25 hours Total Hours of PD for facilitator: ~ 25 hours
Brighton Central School District
www.bcsd.org
Idea:
· Create several different “courses”. (Wikis, Blogs, Delicious, Google Reader, Google Docs)
· For each course we give teachers 20 weeks to learn and familiarize themselves with a Web 2.0 Application.
· We give them another 20 weeks to implement use of tool in their classrooms or for their own learning and reflect on how it worked.
· We can structure it similarly to PLP, with a few face to face meetings (1 each quarter?) with a majority of the work a done on-line with periodic communication and feedback.
· We will have several, incremental “benchmarks” to achieve. This can be done mainly by requiring “homework” of posting a reflection to a wiki or a blog. Give them very specific questions to answer or specific tasks to achieve. GOAL: Increase the sharing and be able to monitor progress and get feedback. Post to a building wiki, but have a district wiki with links to the four building wikis. These could be used as resources each time the course is offered. For example:
· Participants earn “credit” at each benchmark. Move them along the path.
· GOAL: Train a few “experts” per building. Instead of having K12 PD, have building specific PD. Rationale: More flexible, easier to arrange meetings, more chances for “face to face follow up and support”.
Example:
WEEKS 1 THROUGH 10: INTRODUCTION
WEEKS 11 THROUGH 20: INCREASING SKILL AND EXPERIMENTATION
WEEKS 21 THROUGH 30: EXPERIMENTATION / APPLICATION IN CLASSES
WEEKS 31 THROUGH 40: CONTINUED PRACTICE AND REFLECTION
GOOGLE READER
WEEKS 1 THROUGH 10: INTRODUCTION
Face to Face 1: (30 to 45 min) Explain tool, Explain 10 weeks ahead.
WEEKS 11 THROUGH 20: INCREASING SKILL AND EXPERIMENTATION
Face to Face 2: (30 to 45 min) How’s it going so far?/dialogue/support/ next 10 weeks
WEEKS 21 THROUGH 30: EXPERIMENTATION / IMPLEMENTATION IN CLASSES
Face to Face 3: (30 to 45 min) Halfway point course evaluation/improvements/suggestions?
WEEKS 31 THROUGH 40: CONTINUED PRACTICE AND REFLECTION
Face to Face 4: (30 to 45 min) Share project ideas/ask for assistance/
Total Hours of PD for participant: ~ 25 hours
Total Hours of PD for facilitator: ~ 25 hours
Team One Members: